The Red Sox are set to get back their second key veteran pitcher over the weekend on Sunday.
Garrett Whitlock was activated from the 15-day injured list ahead of Sunday’s game against the Tigers with the team optioning Kyle Barraclough back down to Triple-A Worcester.
But Whitlock will play a different role than the last time Red Sox fans saw him. The righty is expected to return to the multi-inning relief role that made him one of the game’s top bullpen arms over the 2021 and 2022 seasons, putting his time as a starter on pause.